Sentence examples for talent cost from inspiring English sources

Mr. Puah would not say how much attracting such talent cost, but he said the Esplanade would rely on government funds to supplement corporate sponsorships and rent for its retail spaces.

Today's publication of headline talent cost figures came as the BBC also put out the second quarterly details of expenses for the corporation's 107 most senior executives, covering July to September 2009.

The myth of CEO (chief executive) omnipotence and its twin misconception, the myth of rare executive talent, cost us dear and must be challenged vigorously and urgently.

But, he added, the burden now falls to NBC to keep its other talent costs down.

We are committed to reducing talent costs and achieving value-for-money deals.

"Talent costs understandably raise questions for the public," said a trust spokesman yesterday.

Lyons and the BBC Trust are conducting an independent review of talent costs and plan to publish the results later this year.

Although the UFC has received criticism from fighters for its pay scale, its ability to control talent costs is a major factor in its profitability.

However, the BBC has sought to allay criticism of its talent costs by publishing salary bands for the pay of top stars.

Because of the BBC's measurement systems, the report was unable to say how much of the reductions in talent costs were driven by "paying talent less or using less talent".

On-screen talent costs overall rose 7% to £208m, in keeping with the BBC's pledge to spend more on programming and talent and after paying for the World Service, which was funded by the Foreign Office until last year.